^ $25k for living expenses? Ok, maybe that make sense in terms of visa expenses + flight tickets…You’ll still have to add those to USC’s COA. Since they’re not including those things, but you’ll still need them.
Berkeley rent can be higher, but not by that much. So it must be that they’re trying to account for everything, while USC isn’t. Living expenses just don’t vary by that much.
USC tuition is $10k higher. You need to figure out if that makes a difference for you.